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disposekinetics on Nov 22, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: To do politics or not do politics? Tech startups a...

Isn't that just to say that murder is a crime both for the pacifist and the psycopath? If society deems something to be illegal it is illegal for both those who would never do it and those who could gain from doing it. That is fundamental for all laws.

dredmorbius on Nov 23, 2020 [–]

There is law and there is justice.

disposekinetics on Nov 23, 2020 | | [–]

To my mind that is what I am advocating for, a law must apply universally to be just.

octoberfranklin on Nov 23, 2020 | | [–]

There is social justice and there are social laws.

Oh wait, footgun...

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